This Article is From Sep 10, 2010

Muzaffarnagar: Man awarded life term for killing Dalit woman

Muzaffarnagar: A local court has convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment for murdering a Dalit woman in Muzaffarnagar on Friday.

The Additional District Sessions Judge A B Singh has also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Dharmendra after holding him guilty.

According to prosecution, Dalit woman Kusum was murdered by Dharmendra over a petty issue in Haiderpur village of the district on November 16, 2007.

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